How To Install python3-yapsy on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-yapsy on Debian 11. python3-yapsy is simple plugin system for Python3 applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-yapsy on Debian 11.

What is python3-yapsy

python3-yapsy is:

Yapsy, or Yet Another Plugin SYstem, is a small library implementing the core mechanisms needed to build a plugin system into a wider application.

The main purpose is to depend only on Python’s standard libraries (at least version 3.2) and to implement only the basic functionalities needed to detect, load and keep track of several plugins.

There are three methods to install python3-yapsy on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-yapsy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-yapsy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-yapsy

Install python3-yapsy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-yapsy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-yapsy

Install python3-yapsy Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-yapsy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-yapsy

How To Uninstall python3-yapsy on Debian 11

To uninstall only the python3-yapsy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-yapsy

Uninstall python3-yapsy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-yapsy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-yapsy

Remove python3-yapsy Configurations and Data

To remove python3-yapsy configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-yapsy

Remove python3-yapsy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-yapsy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-yapsy

Dependencies

python3-yapsy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-yapsy package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.